Dan Arritt: Anaheim Ducks defenseman Radko Gudas and forward Ross Johnston both missed last night’s game due to illness.
Walt Ruff: Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Pyotr Kochetkov will have surgery to fix a lower-body issue, and he is “probably out for the year,” according to coach Rod Brind’Amour.
- NHL: Brind’Amour on Kochetkov: “He’s decided to have surgery, so he’s going to be out for probably the year. He didn’t feel right all year. As you know, he’s been dealing with it all season. He’s been playing great, that’s the hard part. He was fighting through it, but he just doesn’t want to continue that way, so we’ll get him fixed and go from there.”
Kurt Dusterberg: Hurricanes defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere missed last night’s game with an undisclosed injury.
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Charlie Roumeliotis: Chicago Blackhawks forward Connor Bedard was on the ice skating before practice.
Stefen Rosner: New York Islanders goaltender Ilya Sorokin (IR with a nagging issue) will practice this morning to see if he’s good to go tonight.
Penguins PR: Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Erik Karlsson missed practice yesterday due to an illness.
Dan Arritt: San Jose Sharks forward Adam Gaudette left last night’s game in the second period with an undisclosed injury.
Lou Korac: St. Louis Blues forward Pius Suter will be out for about four weeks with a right ankle injury.
Utah Mammoth PR: Goaltender Karel Vejmelka was placed on the IR with an upper-body injury retroactive to December 23rd.
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Ken Wiebe: Winnipeg Jets defenseman Josh Morrissey was on the ice for their optional morning skate. He didn’t take part in their Sunday skate.
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